Mr. T, Mrs. D, and the C Team

2010-08-03T19:45:00.000-07:00

Let me just start off by saying that our last week of tour was stupendous! The IMPACT youth conference was a great way to end the summer. We were able to hear some great men of God such as, Bro. Kenny Baldwin, Bro. Greg Locke, Bro. Steve Roberson, Bro. Ralph Sexton, Jr., Bro. Clint Fredericks, and, of course, one that is near and dear to our hearts, our college chancellor, Bro. Eric Capaci. The Lord worked on the hearts of many young people and several trusted Jesus Christ as their Saviour and gave their lives to Him. – The week was also chocked-full of fun activities like enjoying a delicious meal at the Dixie Stampede, and riding some thrilling roller coasters at Dollywood, just to name a few! We had a great time visiting with friends that we have met through our travels and meeting tons of new ones! We were able to toss out some free t-shirts and backpacks and pass out brochures everyday, and it was a blast getting the crowd fired up! – As the end of the summer drew closer and closer, we took time to reflect upon and thank the Lord for the amazing experiences that He allowed us to have, and for the many memories we have made, as well as the lasting friendships that we have developed. Praise the Lord for His safety and protection as we traveled the country, and for working in our lives in ways that we never imagined!

It was a great crowd! About 2,500 people were in attendance!

Waiting patiently for our lunch at the Dixie Stampede

The guys were great at getting the crowd fired up!

Winding up for a big launch :)

While we were in line for a ride at Dollywood, it started raining - thus, the sad faces

One final group picture

Our friends from the youth group at Gospel Light in Walkertown, North Carolina

2010-07-24T21:50:00.000-07:00

Another incredible week! Getting to be in some awesome churches and visit with some of our friends from school has been so much fun! Last Sunday morning we were at Calvary Baptist Church in Seminary, Mississippi. This is the church that Kyle and Jenna Mackender, recent Champion graduates, are attending. We enjoyed spending time with them and getting to see the different areas of ministry that they are serving in. Sunday night’s church was near and dear to Dustin’s heart because it was his home church :-) Central Baptist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, along with their pastor, Bro. Dean Miller, welcomed us to their evening service and, afterward, spoiled us with a buffet of home-made ice cream! Yum! Both of the services that day were amazing in their own special way and we were able to meet and greet with a lot of young people. Wednesday night, we were at Liberty Baptist Church with Pastor Rick Ball. This was a unique service because they allowed us to sing, and give testimonies the whole hour, and Wesley got to preach. It was a great way to finish off our last “traveling” week of tour. We can’t believe that it’s almost over! It’s gone by so fast! But we have seen God do some incredible things and can’t wait to see what He has in store for our last week, which will be spent at the IMPACT youth conference. We’ll try to keep you updated when we can. :-)

The group along with Pastor Mackender and his son and daughter-in-law, Kyle and Jenna

Singing on Wednesday night

Sorry that this pic is kinda dark...but this is Wesley bringing down heaven with his message on Wednesday....lol

Sampling sodas from different countries while on our visit to the Coca-Cola factory in Atlanta, GA

They weren't exactly the tastiest sodas we've ever tasted...lol :-)

Enjoying a Georgia sunset beside Stone Mountain

Deep In The Heart of Texas!

2010-07-14T22:32:00.000-07:00

Oh yes! This past weekend was spent in the deep south! We had a wonderful time in that great ol' state of Texas! Before I begin, I must first send out an apology. My camera was acting a bit crazy and, therefore, I have no pictures from Sunday. :-( But, the good news is: It's all better now! Yaye! - Anyway, Sunday morning we were at the New Life Baptist Church in the little town of Converse. It was a great service in which Bro. Tony preached on a topic that was relevant for everyone; the necessity of forgiveness. After enjoying lunch and a time of fellowship, we traveled the short distance to Beeville Baptist Church in the town of, you guessed it, Beeville, TX. :) This was also an amazing service in which the Lord really made His presence known. All-in-all, it was a great Sunday in which the Lord gave us all exactly what we needed. And, to top it all off, we got to see Brittany Main, a recent Champion graduate. After church we were also able to enjoy a cook-out at Pastor Stowe's house and spend time getting to know some young people from the church. - Tonight we were at Victory Baptist Church in Milton, Florida with Pastor Tim Fullure. This church has an amazing ministry of printing Bibles! The Pastor gave us a tour of the facilities and it was neat to see the process by which thousands of Bibles are printed and sent to missionaries across the world. Please remember to keep this ministry in your prayers! - Well, once again, I apologize for not having any pictures, but I hope that this short update will suffice until I can upload some pics in a few days :-) Thanks for checking in!

4th of July Weekend

2010-07-08T21:34:00.000-07:00

Whew! What a 4th of July weekend! Sunday morning was full of festivities at the Baptist Temple in Ft. Worth, Texas. After Sunday school and the morning service, we enjoyed a delicious dinner on the grounds. Immediately after lunch, the afternoon service kicked off with a mini concert by yours truly, the Champion Baptist Ensemble, and was followed by a short sermon by Pastor Ingleman. After the service was dismissed, we blazed a trail down the road to spend our evening service with Pastor Fisher and the Longvue Baptist Church. Every sermon that was preached that day reminded us of our great freedoms; not only our physical freedoms because of the great country we live in, but also our spiritual freedoms that God has blessed us with. It was definitely an awesome 4th of July that was finished off with a beautiful fireworks display! - Wednesday evening we were in Burnet, Texas at Victory Baptist Church with Pastor Wiggins. The sweet spirit of the people there allowed the Lord to work in the service and He spoke to many hearts. - Today we drove to San Antonio and spent some time touring the Alamo and walking along the Riverwalk. It has been beautiful despite the hot Texas weather :-) Here are a few pics for you to enjoy...

In front of the Alamo

Summer and Lauren are ready for some fireworks!

The guys are hard at work, setting up the sound system for the outdoor service on Sunday afternoon

Brian Boothe, a Champion graduate, and his dad are starting a church in Marble Falls, TX. We decided to stop by to see how progress is coming on their new building.

4th of July - outdoor concert

This is Jorge, he attended the camp that we were at last week. Because he lives nearby, he and his sister drove up to see us on Sunday morning.

Jorge's sister, Edith

CAMP!!!!

2010-07-03T21:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry that we haven't been able to update in a while! We spent this past week at a camp hosted by Tabernacle Baptist Church in Altus, Oklahoma. It was an incredible week and they treated us so well! We were able to go mountain climbing, horseback riding, play paintball, go to a carnival, judge a singing contest, and do a ton of other fun stuff! We met and spent time with a lot of young people. We were able to make so many new friends and were sad to have to leave on Friday morning. It was such a privilege to be able to work at the camp for a week, singing in the services, doing skits, leading singing, and helping out in any other areas necessary. - Bro. Ted Inman was the key speaker. He found all of his messages in the book of Judges and his key theme for the week was that God can use anyone, no matter how much or how little you may have, as long as you are willing. It definitely spoke to our hearts, as well as the hearts of many others! - After the last service on Thursday night, we spent over an hour talking to, and taking pictures with all of the campers as they came to tell us "goodbye." This week will always be remembered and we hope that, one day, we might be able to go back!

A few of us climbed to the top of 1 of the 4 mountains surrounding the camp

Bro. Tony and Mrs. Dee enjoyed a lovely afternoon of horseback riding

Nathan on his horse, Medusa

Woah! Megan's horse does tricks :-)

Wesley did a great job getting the crowd involved in the singing

We all had a blast doing skits!

Singing a few songs during one of the morning services

Spending a little time at the Texas Stockyard

Petting the horses : )

Megan and Summer wearing their matching pink ponchos to stay dry on a rainy day

YOUTH CONFERENCE!!!!!

2010-06-27T20:51:00.000-07:00

Well, this week was great! As you know, we were at the Youth Conference in Walkertown, North Carolina that was hosted by Gospel Light Baptist Church. While the whole week was memorable, the most incredible night was definitely Thursday night! Bro. Greg Locke and Bro. Kenny Baldwin preached and over 30 young people came to know Jesus Christ as their Savior! Nathan and Dustin both had the privilege of leading someone to the Lord. Praise the Lord that this week was not in vain! 30+ young people now know for sure that they are going to heaven when they die! --- Friday, we left on our two-day travel to Lawton, Oklahoma and arrived Saturday evening at Lighthouse Baptist Church to meet Pastor Chris Austin. Pastor Austin and his family felt led to start this church about six years ago and the Lord has blessed in so many ways! ---Tonight we were at Tabernacle Baptist in Altus, Oklahoma where we were able to be a part of their Patriotic Sunday services. We will be in Altus for the rest of this week attending a camp that Tabernacle will be hosting. Please pray that the Lord will work in the hearts of the young people this week.

Lauren and Callissa

Singing at the Youth Conference. Sorry that we kind of blend in with the background :-)

Bro. Tony with Matt, Brian, and Steven, a few of the guys from Lighthouse

The guys with Pastor Austin

2010-06-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah! Another busy week! But it's been great! This weekend we got to see one of our good friends from school, Jordan Tickle. We went to his house on Saturday to hang out with his youth group and make home-made pizzas and it was a blast! On Sunday morning, we sang at Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Stoneville, North Carolina with Pastor Howard Owens. The service was great! We spent the Sunday school hour singing, giving testimonies, and Wesley brought a short sermon. After the main service was over, we made our way to Christiansburg, Virginia to be with Bro. Jerry Otey at the Gospel Light Baptist Church. We had a sweet service and great time of fellowship afterwards. Monday was the start of the Youth Conference at Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, North Carolina. We have enjoyed some amazing preaching by Bro. Kurt Skelley and Bro. Steve Roberson and are looking forward to hearing from Bro. Kenny Baldwin and Bro. Greg Locke within the next few days! A lot of young people have stopped by the information table to grab brochures or fill out information cards and we have had the opportunity to talk to many students who are considering coming to Champion. - For Wednesday night's service, we traveled a short distance to Marion, North Carolina to be with Bro. Tony Shirley at New Manna Baptist Church. The service was incredible! The presence of the Lord was obvious during the first congregational song and we felt privileged to be able to be there to experience it! - Please pray for us as we travel a long distance on Friday after the close of the Youth Conference. We have to cover a lot of ground to reach our destination in Oklahoma for our Sunday morning meeting! Thank you for your prayers for our safety as we travel, and also thanks for checking in on our progress! :-) Hope you're enjoying the updates!

During our short stop in Mayberry, Summer decided to stop for a quick snapshot with Barney

We were able to visit Floyd's Barber Shop and sing him a few songs

...And then Wesley asked him to cut his hair :)

Making home-made pizzas at Jordan's house with the teens!

Dustin and Wesley with Pastor Owens' daughter, Naomi

The guys throwing out a few free t-shirts during lunch at the Youth Conference

Deanna made a few new friends during the break time between services

Carowinds Day at the Conference! We are ready for some roller coasters!

Us and Jordan

The group of teenagers that we got to hang out with

Hard at work.......and Myrtle Beach :-)

2010-06-16T14:24:00.000-07:00

Once again, I apologize that it has been a few days since I've had a chance to update. It has been another busy week! Sunday morning we had a meeting at Calvary Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, Virginia with Pastor Haskett. We have had the privilege of being with this church several times and have always received a blessing. We are so thankful for their kindness toward us, and for treating us so well! Sunday night we were in Durham, North Carolina at Fellowship Baptist Church. The Lord blessed with an amazing service and with a Spirit-filled message brought by Pastor Finley on reasons why we sometimes miss the miracles of God. - Monday, we set out on the road to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina! On Tuesday, we decided to get up early and spend some time on the beach searching for sea shells, building sand castles, wading in the water, and playing frisbee and volleyball. It was a pretty relaxing day of R&R, but Wednesday it was "back in the saddle" for us as we made our way to Graniteville, SC and Breezy Hill Baptist Church. Pastor Riley graciously allowed us to sing 8 songs and also let Bro. Tony bring the message. It was a sweet service and afterward we were able to spend some more time of fellowship with the Pastor, his family, and a few others from the church. - Thank the Lord for another incredible week of tour! And, as usual, here are a few pics for you to browse through. :-)

Wesley and Dustin are hard at work carrying the sound system equipment

Deanna and Andrea

Bro. Tony preaching at Breezy Hill

The group with a young lady named Courtney from Calvary in Colonial Heights

Us with Lindsey...we took a picture with her last year so we had to keep the tradition :-)

Bro. Tony saw this flower patch on the side of the highway and thought it would be a good photo opp...so we stopped!

Lauren holding a tiny shark at the beach....I think she was slightly afraid : )

Summer wanted our school to be remembered, so she wrote "Champion" in the sand........and then the water washed it away :-( Good thing we were able to snap a quick picture!

Our family stickers! Each of us bought our own little person to stick on the van window. (L to R) Bro. Tony, Mrs. Dee, Deanna, Lauren, Wesley, Summer, Megan, Dustin, and Nathan :-)

More Philly and The Big Apple

2010-06-12T20:23:00.000-07:00

What a week! We have seen so many amazing things that it is hard to describe, but I will do my best to fill you in just a little bit. :-) First, we titled Thursday "Rocky Day." We were able to go downtown in Philadelphia to see the Rocky statue, run up "the steps," and see Rocky's house. It was a pretty neat experience. :) That evening we attended the weeknight service at Liberty Baptist Church. The pastor, Bro. Burton Gates, is a graduate of Champion. He and his wife, Cara, moved to Philly about a year ago and, with God's help, started Liberty. The church has seen tremendous growth in the last year and it is obvious that the Lord is blessing their efforts. Bro. Tony had the opportunity to preach at the service that night. He brought an awesome, moving message titled "Empty Chairs." The group was also able to sing about 9 songs. The spirit of God spoke to hearts and many tears were shed. It was definitely one of the most amazing services that we have experienced!
Friday was definitely a highlight of our entire summer! While in Philly, we discovered that we were only about an hour or so from New York City! How could we pass up such an opportunity?! So, we all decided to pitch in money so that we could make the trip. We filled up the Green Hornet with gas and left at 5:00 that morning for the Big Apple! We purchased tickets to ride the ferry to Liberty Island for a close-up look at the Statue of Liberty. After that, we saw the very sobering sight of Ground Zero, and then finally, we finished our day off in the hustle and bustle of Times Square. It was definitely something that everyone should experience at some point in their life! Absolutely incredible! But, if you haven't had the opportunity to make the journey, we hope you enjoy the few pics that we have posted. :-)

Liberty Baptist Church - nestled right the heart of Philadelphia

Running up the "Rocky steps" :-)

Summer with Bro. Burton and Mrs. Cara's son, Dale

Singing Thursday night

Many were moved to the altar during the invitation

Our little table was crowded after the service!

The girls on the ferry ride to Liberty Island

Us with Miss Liberty!!!!

Ground Zero

In the middle of Times Square

A Very Historic Week!

2010-06-09T21:22:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone! Sorry it has been so long since I last updated! I have had some trouble getting internet connection. But it's all good now and here I am, uploading pics of this last week for your viewing pleasure :-)
This past weekend we was an extremely busy one but the Lord blessed and we had several great meetings! Saturday we attended a youth day called "Powerhouse" hosted by Bro. Kurt Skelly in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. We were able to hear 3 powerful sermons by Bro. Kenny Baldwin and we even had to opportunity to sing and talk to several young people who were in attendance. Sunday morning we spent in Ripley, West Virginia at Ripley Tabernacle Baptist with Pastor Leonard. Even though it was storming pretty badly outside, it still didn't put a damper on the spirit of the church! The spirit of the service that morning was amazing and we were almost sad to see it end. That afternoon we made the trip back to Natrona Heights to sing at Bro. Kurt Skelly's church, Harvest Baptist. Bro. Tony was able to preach and we spent quite a while after the service talking with and getting to know several of the young people. Praise the Lord for a truly amazing weekend and for safety in all of our travels! Tonight we were at the Freedom Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was a new ministry to us and it was great to be able to meet so many new people. The Lord spoke to our hearts through a sermon brought by Pastor Sharpe out of Ephesians chapter 4.
Tuesday, on our way to Philadelphia, we made a quick stop in Gettysburg to soak up a little of our nations history, and since our arrival in Philly, we have had the privilege of seeing the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and trying our very first Philly Cheese Steak. It had been a life-changing experience to say the least. :-)

The New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia.

Playing around in Wal-Mart :-)

The girls with Pastor Leonard's wife, Mrs. Amy

Megan and Lainey, spending time during lunch break at Powerhouse

Lauren made many new friends...

...and so did Summer and Nathan :)

Olivia and Erica, two of Megan's new friends from Ripley Tabernacle Baptist

Us girls with Elaina Segsworth. She and her mom surprised us with 4 different kinds of ice cream one night so we quickly became good friends :-)

The group with Pastor Skelly. He had us rolling with laughter from all of his "magic tricks."....and why he is holding 4 Bibles in this picture, no one knows :-) haha!

Dusty and Nate playing a game of checkers after dinner at Cracker Barrel one night

Sharing an umbrella while we wait in the rain for our turn to tour Independence Hall. Who knew that 6 people could fit under such a small umbrella??? :-)

In front of the Liberty Bell. We even had a chance to sing "God Bless America." (sorry, no videos...lol)

Wonderful West Virginia

2010-06-02T21:28:00.000-07:00

Wow! What an awesome Wednesday! Tonight we were at Ripley Baptist Temple in Ripley, West Virginia with Pastor Rick Perrine. We met them last summer and it was sooo good to be back with them again. We were able to sing about 5 songs during the service before Bro. Tony brought a message from Daniel chapter 12 titled "The Time of the End." It spoke to hearts and many were moved to the alter during the invitation. Praise the Lord for meeting with us in church tonight! - Here are just a few pics from the evening :-)

Deanna and Alyssa

Our matching friends, Marissa and Elizabeth

Fellowshipping after church :)

Wesley, meeting and greeting...

Us girls with our favorite little friend, Annie...

Deanna, Madison, Gracie, and Abby

Catfish, Thunderstorms, and Mice - just a few words to describe our weekend

2010-05-31T21:22:00.001-07:00

Well, this first weekend has been pretty stinkin' amazing! :-) We pulled onto the road on Friday and made the "long" journey to Mississippi. Upon our arrival, we had the opportunity to pull our first prank of the summer! Summer happened to find a cute, little, furry, fake mouse and the guys decided that we should scare Lauren and Deanna with it. The prank was successful and we all got a few good laughs. :-) Saturday night we went to eat at a restaurant called "Cravin' Catfish." A few of us were able to try catfish for the first time and realized that it wasn't so bad after all. :) After finishing our meal we were asked to sing a little tune, so we decided to do our accapella rendition of "God Bless America." While out to supper, we met a young lady by the name of Elizabeth Earnest who will be attending Champion in the fall. It was a great time of fellowship with her and we are excited to get to know her more this coming school year. Sunday morning was spent with Lakeview Baptist in Tupelo - Pastor Rob Garland. We have had the opportunity to be at this church several times and they have always been a blessing to us. Bro. Tony was able to bring the message and it was amazing to see the Lord work in hearts during the service. That afternoon we were on a tight schedule since we had a 4 hour drive in order to reach our destination in Nashville. We ran into some inclement weather (to say the least), which slowed down our progress. Hardly able to see the road in front of us because of the rain, we kept trudging along. Praise the Lord, we made it to the evening service safely and on time! Beacon Baptist and Pastor Goodwin were so welcoming to us! We had never before been to this church and it was a great meeting. Bro. Tony brought a message on God's purpose for the storms in our life. It was a huge blessing to us and, I'm sure, the church as well. - We are so thankful that the Lord allowed our first Sunday on the road to go smoothly! Today has been a relaxing day in downtown Gatlinburg. Just these first few days of spending time together is a good sign that we are in for an amazing summer! Keep checking back for more pics and updates!

Lauren and Elizabeth

Summer and Pastor Garland's daughter, Heidi

The guys didn't think that anyone could fit in this box, so Megan proved them wrong. :) She got in, we shut the lid, and Wesley even picked it up. She said that it was "quite claustrophobic" to say the least...oh the crazy things we do on tour!

Lauren doesn't like our little mouse friend. Wesley, on the other hand, isn't sure how he feels about him.

Megan and Summer with our new "tour pet" :-)

Nathan, "caught in the act" of helping set up the sound system

Wesley and Bro. Tony observing as we organize boxes of brochures, books, and cd's.

Lauren is proudly displaying our new cd. This was our first weekend to premier Champion's latest cd, "With My Song"

Ready For Another Amazing Summer?!?!

2010-05-04T16:07:00.000-07:00

Ahh, it feels good to be back again! Well...almost. :-) We are currently finishing up another awesome year of school before jumping back in the saddle (...or, in our case, the green hornet) and and blazing a new trail across the country. We are all so excited and ready to get out on the road! Our busy summer begins on Thursday, May 27, when we head out to our first meeting in Murfreesboro, TN at Middle Tennessee Baptist Church. But for now we are busy finishing up finals and then we will all be parting ways to visit our families for a few weeks before our journeys begin.You may see a few familiar faces in our group this year! Dustin, Lauren, Deanna, Summer, and Megan will be traveling again. Two new members this year are Wesley Bayer and Nathan Harrison. Although we are excited about this summer's group, we are also a little saddened at the "retirement" of two of our previous tour brothers. So, we thought we'd take a little time to fill you in on what they will be doing this summer! I am sure you remember Caleb Prenevost, the bass of all basses. :) Well, he is getting married!!! He and his lovely fiance, Emilee will be married on May 8th! He will continue attending Champion, graduate next year, and, if the Lord allows, they will be moving to Chicago, Illinois to start a church there. - Next, Kyle Kinzer. Our little "Kylie." The one who would wake us from our naps (very loudly, I might add) from his seat in the front by Bro. Tony. The one who would steal the cherries off of our ice cream sundaes...but, inspite of all of this, we will miss him terribly. He will be spending this summer interning at his home church in Princeton, West Virginia. He will be mainly working with the youth, but also doing any other odd-jobs that need to be done. Please be in prayer for Caleb and Emilee in the start of their new life together, Kyle and his youth group that the Lord will bless it in a miraculous way, and the Tour Group 2010 as we travel and sing, that we will bring glory to the One Who has allowed us this amazing privilege!Check back in a few weeks when the excitement begins!

The End...

2009-07-31T22:20:00.000-07:00

Wow! What an amazing week at Impact Youth Conference! We heard some great preaching by Bro. Jonny Pope, Bro. Kenny Baldwin, Bro. Steve Roberson, Bro. Ron Bishop, Bro. Ralph Sexton, and, of course, Bro. Capaci. There were more than 2,000 young people in attendance at the conference with many making decisions for Christ. There was also a large of number that received Christ as their Savior! Praise the Lord! We were able to talk with hundreds of young people who stopped by the table and give them information about the college. And, to help keep the excitement level up, the college also gave away an ipod touch. I think it went over pretty well. :-) We were able to have alot of fun with activites and games this week, but most importantly, God was moving in the services. The point of the conference isn't just to get together and have a good time (which is great!), but the main purpose is to work in the hearts and lives of young people and change lives, and I believe that God did that.
Well, our summer tour is officially over. We left after conference was dismissed on Friday and are all safely home now. :-( We sure are going to miss all the fun times that we had and the good people that we got to meet. Praise the Lord for His hand being on us and for His protection as we traveled. Hopefully the Lord was able to use us to make an impact on someone this summer!
Here are a few pictures from this past week...and a few memories from earlier in the summer as well :-)

The table was crowded with young people filling out information cards

Caleb and Kyle had fun getting the crowd excited by throwing out free t-shirts every night

Dustin made alot of new friends :-)

...Caleb signed a few guys' foreheads :-) lol

Two of our new friends, Sabrina and Kelby

We got to sing a few times...yes, that's us on the platform, sorry its so far away

Caleb usually managed to gather a crowd every night...

Our last group picture before we all left...except for Kyle. He had to leave early.

Now here's a few memories...

Kyle and Deanna cheating in Capture The Flag...shame shame :)

Visiting alot of states that some of us had never been to...

We became a little traveling family...

...That sang...

... Alot... :)

We got to see the chapel at Duke in North Carolina...pretty much amazing

I think Caleb liked this waterfall :)

(sigh) That was a fun 4th of July!

This is Caleb taking down the Champion board for the last time...I think I see a tear on his face

I'm going to miss all of our picnic lunches. Whether we were actually at a picnic table...or whether we were making pb&j's in the van (which is harder than you think, let me tell you) lol

Silly girls...

We got to see alot of really neat places...

But the most important thing we got to experience this summer was the powerful moving of God!

Our Last Sunday

2009-07-27T20:53:00.000-07:00

Our last Sunday was an awesome day! That morning we were at Liberty Baptist Church in Chickamauga, Georgia with Pastor Rick Ball. It was a great morning that started off with Caleb and Kyle each bringing a message in Sunday school, and ended with a spirit-filled morning service full singing and a message brought by Pastor Ball. Sunday night we were in Southside, Alabama at Riverview Baptist Church with Pastor Justin Smith. This church was great and Bro. Tony was able to bring the message after we sang. All in all it was a great day and we were able to meet lots of really sweet people.
Thinking back on it, this has been an awesome summer! We are all going to be sad to see it end, but we have had the privilege to see God do some pretty amazing things! And it's not over yet! We still have one more week at the Impact Youth Conference in Gatlinburg. I'll be updating at the end of the week to let you know how that goes. Be praying! :-)

Getting ready to sing on Sunday morning

Sunday night with Pastor Smith

2009-07-25T19:21:00.000-07:00

Well, we've have another great week on tour! :-) Wednesday night we sang at Fellowship Baptist Church in Trafalgar, Indiana where Bro. Jeff Hopson is the pastor. Bro. Hopson's daughters, Amber and Ashley attended Champion and it was so fun to get to see them. Amber traveled with the tour group last year so it was great to sit down and tell tour stories and share a lot of laughs. Church went really well that night! We were able to sing about 8 songs and Bro. Tony brought a good, God-filled message.
Thursday morning we began our journey to Georgia, where we will be singing tomorrow morning. We stopped to spend the night in Nashville, Tennessee where we realized that a girls tour group from Hyles-Anderson College was staying in our hotel. They were all so nice and we were so glad that we got to meet them!
Next week we will be at the Impact Youth Conference in Gatlinburg. There are over 2,000 young people registered for this conference! Be praying now that God will touch the lives of many teenagers during this week...

Us and the girls from Hyles-Anderson

Us and Ashley Hopson...yes, Deanna is in the picture. If you look really close between me and Ashley, you can see an eyeball. That's Deanna...And I'm sorry Amber that we didn't get a picture with you. Next time we will :-)

Yeah, I'm not really sure what Dustin's doing here...who knows...lol

CHICAGO!!!!

2009-07-21T20:01:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been another busy week! It seems like the closer we get to the end, the busier it gets. Last Wednesday night we were at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Nicholasville, Kentucky with Pastor Dan Barnes. The service went really well and we got to see our friend Stephanie Helms so it was a great night. :-)
After Wednesday night we drove to Chicago where we spent the next few days walking all over and seeing the sights. Saturday we visited Caleb's hometown in Geneseo, IL and spent Sunday morning at church. We sang during the Sunday school hour and in the main service. It was amazing to see the Lord work through both the singing and the message brought by Pastor Kobernat. First Baptist Church was such a blessing to us and I pray that the Lord allowed us to be a blessing to them in return. We had a great time visiting with alot of our college friends that attend church there, and even a few that drove in from surrounding cities. - Jacob, Brianna, Wes, Amanda, Rachel, Colleen, and Jessica, it was great to see ya'll! :) - Caleb sure was sad to leave his family but Sunday afternoon we had to drive quickly to make it to Faith Baptist in Tuscola, IL for their evening service. This service was a little different than usual because it was a special service held at a park. We enjoyed a potluck supper, an open-air service, and afterwards, a good game of church-wide baseball. We sang a few songs and Bro. Tony brought a message about remembering to praise the Lord for everything in our lives. It was a great night of fellowship with Pastor Garcia and the members there. They have recently moved into a new building as God is continually blessing and their church is growing.
Monday we traveled back to Chicago to spend one more day before Mrs. Dee, Bro. Tony's wife, had to leave us. She flew out last Wednesday to spend the week with Bro. Tony. (And us too I guess) :-) Only one week and two more days left of tour. Please remember to keep us in your prayers!

While we were in Chicago we visited the Moody Church, and go to see the pulpit that D.L. Moody preached from.

We sang "How Great Thou Art" inside the auditorium of Moody Church

Standing outside the churh

Hanging out at Navy Pier

Cool pic, huh?! :)

We couldn't get a picture with every one of our college friends because Sunday is a pretty busy day for all of us, so I stopped for a picture with Brianna Schnurr...She's a nice girl :)

Me and the Sumster mannin' the table before the service Sunday night

The guys settin' up the sound system

Chillin' in West Virginia :-)

2009-07-14T12:19:00.000-07:00

Greetings from the beautiful mountains of West Virginia! We're just here hangin' out with Kyle's family and we're having a great time. Monday night we went to a cook-out with a group of people from the church where Kyle's dad, Bro. Greg Kinzer, pastors. There were about 30 people in attendance and we just enjoyed some yummy food and good fellowship. After supper we all gathered around the campfire for some singing and testimonies, and Kyle brought a short message. Praise the Lord we were able to see three people accept Jesus Christ as their Savior! The cook-out was a great success! Today we've just been exploring around Princeton. We were able to ride the airtram in Pipestem State Park and go wading in the river. Now us girls are in the kitchen getting some supper together while the guys are out fishing. :-) Tomorrow we'll be heading to Lexington, Kentucky for our Wednesday evening service. Pray that all goes well!

Singing by the campfire...well, it's behind us actually

Mmm! Toasting marshmallows!

Bro. Tony enjoying a warm, gooey marshmallow right off the stick :-)

Me, Summer, and Kyle's sister Kayti

Dustin, enjoying his first s'more ever!

Deanna made some new friends, Kara and Brianna

Deanna, Lauren, Mr. T, and Caleb ready to ride the airtram

Hanging out by the river

This is Summer's flip-flop. She was having such a good time wading around in the water, her shoe came off : (

Aww! Poor lil' Summer... But don't worry, we waited a while and it came close enough to us that Kyle was able to reach out with a long stick and save it

Wow! What A Weekend!

2009-07-12T21:43:00.000-07:00

We have had a blast this past weekend! Once we got to Stoneville, NC we got to hang out with our friend Jordan Tickle. His mom let us make our own homemade pizzas and she also made us some amazing chocolate meringue pie! Mmm! And after eating all that yummy food we played volleyball with some great teens from Amazing Grace Baptist Church. Today we had the privilege of being with Amazing Grace for our morning service and Gospel Light Baptist in Christiansburg, VA in the evening. Bro. Tony was able to preach in both churches and Kyle and Caleb preached during the Sunday school hour this morning. You could definitely tell that every message was carefully studied out and prayed over. God used each one in His own special way to speak to the hearts of the people. Praise the Lord for another day to represent Him to two more churches in our country! Tomorrow we will be driving back to Princeton, WV where we will be attending a cook-out with the people from Kyle's church. Please pray for our safety and for the Lord's hand to be on us as we minister! As the end of our summer tour is quickly approaching we want to make sure we finish strong!

So I realized that I put some of Dustin's b-day pics up, but I forgot to put some of Caleb's up...his birthday was a few weeks ago. So here is a picture of his cookie cake :)

And we went into some random mall that had a carousel so we rode it in honor of his 20th b-day. I felt like a little kid again :)

Playing volleyball...my team won...I think. lol

Making pizzas. For some reason they look like we caught them in the act of doing something they shouldn't have been doing. Hmmm...

I think they're having a little too much fun with this... :-)

All of us with Jordan

The guys with Pastor Owens after church Sunday morning...You can see that Kyle was a little eager to get rid of his suit jacket and tie :)

Wow, it's been awhile!

2009-07-10T12:40:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!
It feels like it's been so long since I've been on here! This has been a long, busy week! :-)
Sunday morning we were at Ripley Tabernacle Baptist and Sunday night we were at Chilhowie Baptist. I don't really know what to say other than both services were AWESOME! God definitely showed up! There were tears, raised hands, and shouts of praise. We were all touched in some way by the message in song and the sermons that were brought. Thank the Lord for pastors who listen to the call of God, not worrying about what they want to say, but just being willing vessels used by Him to speak to others.
We had a great 4th of July weekend! We had a cookout, saw a parade, and had a birthday party. The fireworks got cancelled so we were pretty bummed but its ok because Sunday was Dustin's birthday and that night we played with sparklers and poppers. :-) Monday we drove to Bristol, VA where we met up with a fellow Championite, Justin Shaffer. Tuesday we all went exploring at Maggie's Valley in TN. We saw bears, deer, a snake, and lots and lots of trees! Oh, and we had a cookout. It was fun! Wednesday we drove to Pleasant Island Youth Camp in WV, where we stayed until today. We had a great week just getting to know teenagers from all over the area, and we got to hear some good preaching. (which is always great!)
Right now we are in Princeton, WV where we'll be staying the night. Tomorrow we'll be heading to Stoneville, NC and meeting up with our friend Jordan Tickle to sing in his church Sunday morning. Please continue to pray for our last 3 weeks of tour! Wow, it sure has gone by fast!...Here are quite a few pictures from the past week...

Kyle putting together our little grill so that we can cook out 4th of July supper

Dustin and Caleb tending to the icecream maker

After our cookout we played baseball in the gym. Here is Summer ready to hit a homerun :)

Us girls ready to watch the 4th of July parade!

Summer is so patriotic...

Ready to sing Sunday night...sorry, its kinda blurry

The birthday boy blowing out his candles

Playing with sparklers... :-D

And more sparklers...lol

Throwing poppers...we were trying to hit each others feet :)

The grill masters cooking our lunch at Maggie's Valley

Ready for lunch!

We had fun wading out into the streams. We all waded out to a big rock to take this picture and Kyle kept splashing us : /

The guys hanging out on the bridge

Some of us waded out to sit on this giant log :)

Helping scoop icecream for the campers Wednesday night after church

Every morning the camp met out by the flagpole to do some stretches before breakfast

Singing in chapel one morning...yeah we don't know why Kyle's standing sideways either :-)

The last night all the campers got to stay up until 4 in the morning. Needless to say, there were a few people who kept falling asleep in their breakfast :) lol

Wednesday night after church with Bro. Greg Locke and Pastor Swor

Our Adventures in Ripley :)

2009-07-03T21:03:00.000-07:00

So, once again, where we're staying I haven't been able to pick up a wifi connection until now so that explains my delay in updating :) We're having a blast here in Ripley, West Virginia. Wednesday night we were with Ripley Baptist Temple and had an awesome service! In honor of the upcoming 4th of July holiday we decided to whip up a patriotic song, so before Bro. Tony's message we sang "Who Will Go To America?" The Lord worked it out to go right along with the message about standing up and being a witness in a dark world. Anway, the service was great, the people were so nice, and Pastor Perrine was so gracious to let us come and present the college.
Kind of going backward in time...lol...Tuesday we got to go see the New River Gorge Bridge. Its the second tallest in the world. Needless to say I was pretty much scared out of my mind. (I have a terrible fear of heights) :) But it was so much fun! We walked down a few trails, saw a few waterfalls, and Bro. Tony started a water fight.
Well, we hope that everyone has a great 4th of July tomorrow. We have plans to play with a few sparklers and hopefully see a fireworks show somewhere :) I'll let ya know how it went...

At the New River Gorge Bridge

Caleb made a new friend Wednesday night. Her name is Annie

Us with some of our new friends :)

(L to R: Lydia, Rebecca, Samantha, and Hannah)

Hi :-)

2009-06-28T20:24:00.000-07:00

Hey Ya'll!
Sorry, no pictures this time. My computer is being dumb...Anyway, here is an update from today. This morning were at Victory Hill Baptist Church in Dallas, North Carolina with Pastor Sandy Bozeman. We sang all during the Sunday school hour and, in the morning service, we opened up for Bro. Tony to preach. It was awesome! He brought a salvation message likening the brazen serpent in Numbers to Christ. While we were there we were able to meet a girl named Hannah Terres who will be attending Champion in the fall. She is so ready to get involved and we're excited about her coming! :)
Tonight we were in Durham, NC at Fellowship Baptist Church with Pastor Rick Finley. Their church is amazing! We loved it! They blessed us so much with their gifts and kind words. It was a blessing to hear the message Bro. Finley brought from John 5. He reminded us that we need to constantly be looking for people that we can help; people we can point to Christ.
Tomorrow we'll be driving to Ripley, West Virginia. I'm sure we'll find something historic to stop and see along the way...lol...We like historic stuff. :-) I'll try to take lots of pics to make up for not having any today. Keep praying for us as we still have 5 more weeks of traveling left. I hope everyone has a phenominal week! :->

Another Wednesday in Virginia

2009-06-24T20:57:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!
Here is a little update from our past couple of days. Monday we spent in Grove City, Ohio just resting up from our weekend. Tuesday we drove to Roanoke, Virginia where us girls begged to stop at the mall to get in a little shopping time. Well, it turns out it was the worst mall in America! We were all pretty bummed. : (
Today we finished our drive to Danville where we went to Victory Baptist Church. Pastor Branch was so kind to give us about 35 minutes to sing and give testimonies, and to let Bro. Tony bring the message. I hope that the Lord was able to use us to be a blessing and to make a lasting impression on this church.

In this picture, it's kinda hard to tell, but Kyle is busy taking down the sound system while Dustin and Caleb stand and look on. Such hard working guys we have...lol

Bro. Tony is a pretty good photographer

This is Anna. She is in the first grade but when she graduates she's gonna come to Champion! :)

Us with Pastor and Mrs. Branch and Anna

It's Been So Long!

2009-06-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

Wow! It feels like it' s been forever since I've been on here! This is the first time I've been able to get on the internet since last my last update. This past week has been crazy busy! Wednesday - Friday we were at the Youth Conference at Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, North Carolina. It was so awesome! We got to hear Bro. Kenny Baldwin and Bro. Greg Locke preach. The Lord really moved during the conference and many young people were saved.
This past weekend we were in Ashland and Columbus, Ohio. Both services went very well and the Lord allowed Bro. Tony to preach in both churches. The presence of the Lord was especially obvious Sunday night before the preaching even started. It was so awesome to see the Lord working in people's hearts just through the message in song. We were reminded how blessed we are to have our fathers. Not only our earthly fathers, but also our heavenly Father Who loves us more than anyone else ever could.
Here are a few pics from our week, and once again, sorry it took me so long to get them up :)

After a sermon by Bro. Kenny Baldwin the altars were filled with young people wanting to ask Jesus Christ into their hearts. Deanna and Lauren had the opportunity to each lead a girl to Christ.

While at the conference, we had the opportunity to meet groups from many different colleges. We hung out alot with the girl's group from Crown. Though we didn't get a chance to take a pic with the whole group, here is a pic of one of the girls, Melissa Gleockler.

During one of the lunch hours the boys decided to throw out a few free Champion t-shirts. It was a huge hit! In this picture Kyle is winding back ready to throw one...

After we left the conference we stopped for a visit in Mayberry. While we were there we decided to lock up Kyle and Caleb for a while...lol

We stopped at Floyd's Barber Shop to sing him a tune

Caleb and Otis

Since it was so hot outside we stopped to get some milkshakes. This picture was taken in the soda shop

Barney and Andy in the courthouse :)

While on our way to Opie's Candy Shop we ran into Bro. Craig Edwards

The guys with Pastor Strachan after Sunday lunch

Us girls with Mrs. Strachan...yeah Summer's missing...she ran away

Kyle found a little friend named LuLu...he tried to sneak her in the van but it didn't work :)

Me and Summer got to stay with these 5 girls Saturday night. We had a blast!!!

(L to R: Hannah, Kelsey, Erin, Haley, and Alayna Watson)

During the service Sunday night, the Pastor called up all the men to form a choir. Here is a pic of Bro. Tony, Kyle, and Dustin

Us singing Sunday night

Our Trip to D.C.!

2009-06-15T20:59:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!
Wow! This has really been a tremendous weekend! Saturday night we had the opportunity to participate in a youth activity with the youth group of Calvary Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, Virginia. It was so much fun! We got to play Kickball and Capture the Flag and eat some yummy snacks too...which of course, we loved. :) Sunday morning we were at Calvary again and had an awesome service. Pastor Haskett allowed us to sing about 6 songs before he brought a message on the purpose of burdens and the importance of bringing them to Christ. It was a huge blessing and encouragement to me and I am so thankful that Pastor Haskett was sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit when God put this message on his heart.
Sunday night we were able to attend Patuxent Baptist Church in Great Mills, Maryland with Pastor Conner. The evening service went very well and the Lord allowed us to spend time with some people we have not gotten to see in a while and also make a few new friends too. Joe Gould, a fellow Championite, drove from his hometown (which was about 30 minutes away) to come see us. He even brought some friends and family too. Wasn't that nice of him? :)
Today we were able to drive into D.C. and see a few historical sights. It was a pretty fun day! Tomorrow morning we will be leaving for Gospel Light in Walkertown, North Carolina. Please pray for us as we will be traveling for about 6 hours and participating in the youth conference Wednesday - Friday. Thanks so much for taking the time to check up on us and for keeping us in your prayers! Until next time...
(oh, and please bear with me. i kind of messed up and loaded all the pictures on in reverse order. :) so it will start with today and work it's way back to saturday...lol...sorry)

Today, in front of the Lincoln Memorial

So, this morning, someone, who shall remain nameless, (cough, cough, Bro. Tony) locked the keys in the van...so this was the nice man breaking into our van for us :)

Us just chillin' and waiting for someone to come help us break in.

Us girls hanging out with the Conner sisters, Emilie, Mallory, and Bethany

Kyle is ready to play basketball Sunday night after church...but what about Bro. Tony???

Dustin is also ready for a little b-ball action

We were kind of on a tight schedule so we didn't all have time to crawl out of the van for this picture, so Kyle voluntered

The guys with Pastor Haskett

Us girls with Mrs. Haskett

At lunch that afternoon, they bought us a giant cookie with ice cream on top. We all dug in and it was pretty much demolished after 3 minutes. :)

This is Lyndsey Smith. She came up to talk to us after church Sunday morning

The guys, taking down the big board...their favorite job...not :) As you can see, Dustin isn't in this picture. He's off playing somewhere. Just kidding :) He was helping with the table or something...

Lauren, our salesgirl, busy "at work"

Saturday night Kyle's team won Capture the Flag...with a little help from Deanna...long story

Playing kickball. Caleb goes in for the kill...

And he follows through!

Wednesday in West Virginia

2009-06-10T20:30:00.000-07:00

Hello to all of our blog followers out there!
This has been a good day for the group! With God's help, we traveled safely from Georgia to West Virginia. We had to leave at 6:30 this morning but we made it! :) Tonight we were at Faith Baptist Church with Pastor Lambert. This church was hidden in the middle of what seemed like nowhere but it is a growing ministry with beautiful facilities. God is truly blessing them! Kyle was happy because this is the church that one of his sisters and her husband attends, so he got to spend a little time with them. We had the privilege of meeting Santana Barton, who will be attending Champion this coming fall. We had a great time eating at Cracker Barrel after the service and spending some time with her just hanging out and chatting about college life and our travels so far this summer.
Monday we had a great day at Six Flags. Sorry that I don't have any pictures posted of that. I was too busy riding EVERY RIDE IN THE PARK! :) lol...so I only got a few pictures and they weren't too exciting. But take my word for it, it was a fun day. Poor Lauren got sunburnt, ALOT! But she's feeling better now.
Tomorrow and Friday we will be singing at a camp here in West Virginia. I apologize for not remembering the name of it, I'm kinda sleepy right now. :) But I do ask that you keep us in your prayers for travel to and from the camp, and that the Lord will work on the hearts of the young people who will be in attendance. Thank you so much for checking up on us and for your comments and prayers! They are a huge blessing and encouragement! Until next time...

Us with Santana at Cracker Barrel

Kyle and Pastor Lambert

Some more state signs!!! We couldn't take one with West Virginia because it was

suspended above the highway...that was kinda impossible to get a picture with :)

Another Great Weekend In Georgia!

2009-06-07T20:16:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!
Well, this has been an awesome weekend! Saturday we had the opportunity to sing at the Georgia Youth Fellowship. The Lord showed up during the special music and there wasn't a dry eye in the building. Bro. Joe Arthur brought a great message on destiny and not selling out to the devil. Thank you to all of those who prayed for the meeting that night! I believe that the lives of many teens were touched. Praise the Lord!
This morning we were at North Point Baptist Church with Pastor Rodney Agan. We had the privilege of singing in Sunday school and in the morning service. Pastor Agan brought a message out of Matthew chapter 19 titled "When Things Don't Go As Planned." He has been preaching a series on Fireproofing your marriage. After church they invited us to eat at a cook-out with the teens and it was so good! :)
Tonight we drove to Loganville, GA to Victory Baptist Church. Bro. Tony brought a message from Matthew 4 on safety in the midst of the storm. It was a great reminder that God is always there to calm any problem or "storm" in our life in His perfect time. After the service, the church treated us to pizza and four different kinds of homemade icecream.
Please continue to pray for our safety and that the Lord will be with us in our meetings this summer. Yes, we're trying to spread the word about Champion but more important than that, we want to glorify God and be a blessing to churches across the country. Thanks so much...

Pastor Lawrence and Bro. Tony

The group and Pastor Agan

Hanging out with some of the teen girls at the cookout after the morning service

Kyle, Bro. Tony, and Dustin pause for a quick pic before going to the cookout

Melony Gets Saved!

2009-06-05T18:44:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!
Just wanted to give you a little update about what happened yesterday. While we were on our way to spend the day in Atlanta we stopped at a random gas station to buy a bag of ice for the cooler. The guys got out to fill up the cooler and Bro. Tony asked Lauren to give a tract to a lady who was sitting outside. While Lauren was witnessing to the lady, who's name was Melony Melcher, the police pulled up and asked what they were talking about and asked to see Lauren's ID. I guess the police thought that Lauren was trying to pull off a drug deal or something. But it all worked out because even though the devil was trying to mess things up, Melony got saved! Praise the Lord! Lauren talking to the police with Melony sitting in the background

Lauren showing her ID to the police

Leading Melony to Christ!

Random pic of us getting in a little practice time today...

People's Baptist Church & a Brave's Game

2009-06-03T19:52:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!
Whew! These past few days have been pretty busy! Yesterday we had the privilege of going to see the CNN center and a Braves/Cubs game. It was a long, tough game but the Braves pulled through in the 12th inning....yes, 12. It was pretty much the longest game ever...well, at least it felt like it. Tonight we sang at People's Baptist Church in McDonough, GA. They have been blessed with beautiful facilities, and we enjoyed being there. Pastor McCoy preached a awesome message on miracles. He did a great job reminding us that God still works miracles today. But he also told us the importance of praising God whether we get the miracles we want or not. After the service was over, the pastor took us out to eat Mexican food! Yaye!...Mexican is a group fave. :)

In front of the CNN center

Inside Turner Field!!!

This is a view from our original seats...we were eventually able to move down to the second level

Caleb is a Cubs fan & Lauren is a die-hard Braves fan. They said they were gonna stage a fight, but they never did...It probably wouldn't have been good for our testimony :)

umm, whoops...lol...I accidently added this one twice and don't know how to take it off :) I guess I just wanted to make sure you saw how far away we had to sit...

Me and the Sumster...obviously this was before the game started. By the end, we weren't smiling...It was 11:00 and we were ready to go home and go to sleep :)

Deanna was our big recruiter for the night...actually, they're lottery tickets.

We need to make sure her parents see this...j/k

The guys with Pastor McCoy

The whole group with Pastor McCoy

2009-06-01T12:32:00.004-07:00

Hey Everybody,
Here's an update from this past weekend. Sunday morning we were at Harvest Baptist Tabernacle in Jonesboro, GA. They had a fantastic service and we all got a blessing from the message preached by Bro. Joe Arthur our of Romans chapter 13.
Sunday night, we were at Forrest Hills Baptst Church in Stone Mountain, GA. The people of this church were so friendly and we felt so welcome. But the biggest blessing of the day came that night while we were singing "Blessed." While singing the verse that says "ears that can listen" we looked over at the deaf section and saw a woman wiping tears from her eyes. It was obvious that God was in the service! It was a huge reminder of how truly blessed we are! May we all remember to thank God daily for the many blessings He has given us. While we were at Forrest Hills we had the privilege of meeting a girl named Carie Cuneio who will be attending Champion this fall. We had a great time with she and her sister Casie, playing Phase 10 at their house. :)
Today we spent a few hours at Stone Mountain. It is a gorgeous day here in Georgia and we enjoyed just walking through the park and spending time in the sunshine :) Here are a few pics from our weekend...

On top of Stone Mountain

The guys riding the tram up the mountain

Kyle, trying to show off...lol

Sunday night after church we girls got to judge a cake decorating contest. This was our #1 pick

While waiting for our Sunday afternoon lunch, I decided to draw a picture of the group :)

After church that night, we girls decided to take our shoes off because our feet were hurting and Kyle decided that he needed to take his shoes off too

Singing at Harvest Sunday morning

Our First Trip

2009-05-30T22:35:00.000-07:00

Hello to all of our followers out there!

We are currently in Atlanta, GA where we met up with our fellow tour member Lauren. We'll be singing in her church, Harvest Baptist Tabernacle.

We started our journey Friday morning at 9:00 and drove half-way to Enterprise, MS where we stayed at Enterprise Baptist Church. Let me just add that they have the nicest prophet's chambers ever! We had a great time sliding down the slide that they have, and playing carpetball in their teen game room. :) Here are a few pics...

our first blog ever!

2009-05-10T13:59:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! We're anxiously awaiting the start of our 2009 summer tour! Our first stop will be in Little Rock, AR on Wednesday, May 27th. Then the next day we'll be heading to Atlanta, GA to pick up one of our fellow tour members and sing in her church there. Until then we'll be at home spending some quality time with our families. Please bear with us as we're getting used to this whole blogging thing! We'll try to update and post pics as much as we can. =)